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Dec 8, 1995
Billboard publisher Lee Zhito dies in Santa Monica when he is struck by a car. Zhito spent more than 50 years with the magazine, generally regarded as the leading trade publication for the music industry
Dec 26, 1995
Former Billboard magazine executive Bob Austin dies of heart failure in New York. He was responsible for developing the first record charts in the magazine
Jan 20, 1996
Booking agent Joe Harris dies at his home in Nashville. He worked with such acts as Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood, George Strait, Clay Walker, Johnny Cash and The Oak Ridge Boys, among others
Mar 24, 1996
Maggie Cavender dies at Baptist Hospital in Nashville of complications from a stroke. She served for many years as the first executive director of the Nashville Songwriters Association International
Aug 22, 1996
R.V. "Mooney" Lynn dies at home in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee, of diabetes. The husband of Loretta Lynn, he gave Loretta her first guitar and encouraged her pursuit of a recording career, serving as her manager during her developmental years
Jan 21, 1997
Colonel Tom Parker dies in Las Vegas, Nevada, of complications from a stroke. The controversial manager of Elvis Presley, Parker was an aggressive promoter who also had managed Eddy Arnold and Hank Snow
Mar 18, 1997
Music executive George Albert dies in Encino, California. His trade magazine, Cash Box, rivaled Billboard as an industry chart source for many years until it slipped in the industry's eyes during the 1980s
Nov 7, 1997
Minnie Pearl's husband, Henry Cannon, dies while sleeping at his Nashville home. Cannon piloted such acts as Eddy Arnold, Hank Williams and Elvis Presley, and served as Pearl's manager
Jan 7, 1998
Record producer Owen Bradley dies at Nashville's Saint Thomas Hospital. Recognized as an architect of the Nashville Sound, he produced classics by Brenda Lee, Conway Twitty, Jack Greene, Ernest Tubb, Loretta Lynn and Kitty Wells, among others. Bradley joined the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1974
Feb 13, 1998
Booking agent Buddy Lee dies of respiratory failure in Houston, where he was undergoing treatment for lung cancer. His company, Buddy Lee Attractions, worked with Garth Brooks, Willie Nelson and Hank Williams Jr., among others
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